The thought of not you
Lucian listened in a profound, unyielding silence, he didn't interrupt with cheap platitudes or clichéd advice, instead, he leaned a fraction of an inch closer, his presence wrapping around her like a warm, protective shroud, that amazing scent of winter wood and dark musk anchoring her to the present moment.
"You didn't waste time, Yolande," Lucian said, his voice dropping into a velvety, deeply resonant frequency that made her entire body vibrate with a strange, soothing calm. "You were simply learning the limits of a cage, it takes a rare kind of strength to break the bars yourself and walk away from a comfortable trap, those people didn't leave you behind because you were lacking, they l
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